The 5th Zermatt ISM Symposium
Conditions and impact of star formation:New results with Herschel and beyond
Zermatt. Switzerland
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Proceedings |
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All invited and contributed talks will appear in the printed version of the proceedings. A limited number of posters will be selected and also be printed in the proceedings. The authors of the selected posters will be notified by email. All talks and posters will be made available on this conference web page. The deadline for submission of your article has been extended. Please send us your article (in TeX format) no later than Friday, February 20th, 2011 Please use the TeX template and style files included in this tarball to prepare your manuscript. Make sure that your article does not violate the total page count. The total page count for the different contributions is as follows: Reviews: 10 pages These numbers include figures, references, etc.. The printed version of the proceedings will be in black and white. Only the online proceedings will be published in color. If possible, you should, therefore, prepare color figures in a way that they are readable in black and white. |
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Final program |
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Talks online! |
Abstract Book online! |
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Overview of sessions
Herschel status and perspectives
Extreme star formation
Star formation in disk galaxies: morphology, structure, and dynamics
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Star formation in disk galaxies: physical and chemical conditions
Formation of stars: high mass, low mass, and planetary systems
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Poster sessions
Laboratory astrophysics and astrochemistry
Future opportunities
Time allocation for the talks (including discussion):
Review: 35 minutes
Invited: 25 minutes Contributed: 20 minutes |
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| List of invited speakers | A list of registered participants can be found in the Abstract Book | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Background
The series of Zermatt Symposia started in 1988 on a roughly 5 year cycle. This 5th Zermatt ISM symposium under the title of
„Conditions and Impact of Star Formation – New Results with Herschel and beyond“
continuous this series and will focus on the exciting new perspectives resulting from the Herschel data and the new opportunities to come with ALMA, JWST, SOFIA, and beyond.
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Program
The scientific program will be from Monday, Sept. 20th in the morning to Friday, Sept. 24th, in the late afternoon. You should thus plan your arrival for Sunday, Sept. 19th.
The program of the workshop will consist of invited reviews / talks, contributed talks, and posters. Have a look at the section above to get an overview of the sessions and talks.
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Location
The conference will be held in the Grand Hotel Zermatterhof in Zermatt, Switzerland. Zermatt is a favourable tourist place in the remote Matter-valley. It offers beautiful hiking tours and a spectacular high alpine scenery.
Interesting links:
Time table and ticket shop of the Swiss rail road: http://www.sbb.ch/en/index.htm
Zermatt Tourism: www.zermatt.ch/en/
Gornergrat Bahn (Matterhorn Railway): www.gornergrat.ch
Route planner: www.maps.google.de
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Accommodation
You have to book your accommodation separately either in the Zermatterhof or through the general tourist office (see links below and on the left).
Grand Hotel Zermatterhof (conference location):
The conference hotel has reserved all available rooms for the conference participants, but with close to 300 participants, it will be possible to only accommodate a fraction at the Zermatterhof. The rooms are given out on a first-come/first-serve basis, so that you should make reservations as early as possible.
The hotel offers rooms at a special reduced fee including a rich breakfast buffet and a delicious dinner (half board):
Single room: 255 CHF (about 174 €) / per day
Double room: 470 CHF (about 321 €) / per day
(Zermatterhof-guests attending the conference dinner on Wednesday will get a credit for the halfboard through the hotel.)
Bookings including breakfast only are possible:
Single room: 205 CHF (about 140 €) / per day
Double room: 370 CHF (about 253 €) / per day
For booking, please contact the hotel directly at:
Grand Hotel Zermatterhof
Bahnhofstrasse 55
Postfach 14
CH - 3920 Zermatt
Telephone +41 27 966 66 00
Fax +41 27 966 66 99
Other Accommodation
Zermatt offers a wide range of categories of accommodation such as hostels, hotels, guest houses and chalets, which will match the price range that you are willing to afford. The tourist office of Zermatt will be pleased to assist you:
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Registration
To register as participant of the conference, please go to the Congress and Seminar Management website. If you intend to present a contributed talk or poster, please read the instructions concerning Abstract submission first.
In case of problems with the registration web-pages contact either
The registration is kept open beyond the dealine announced below, but no further talks or posters can be registered.
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Abstract submission
Please submit your Abstract through the registration page. Download the template latex file provided on that page and follow the instructions printed below and in the latex template. During the submission process, indicate whether you are invited speaker, apply for a contributed talk or would like to present a poster.
Invited speakers submit their Abstract directly to the local organizers at
zermatt2010-loc at mail.ph1.uni-koeln.de .
Contributed talks are limited and will be selected by the SOC. Those not accepted as contributed talks will be changed to poster presentations. Notification on the SOC decisions will be sent out in early June.
You can include figures in your Abstract (eps only), but please do not exceed one page per Abstract including text, figures, and references. Figures will be printed in black and white in the Abstract book. In certain cases, you may want to submit more than one Abstract.
File formats accepted for upload during the registration process are:
*.tex (single tex ASCII file with your Abstract) and
*.zip archive files (including several *.tex and *.eps figure files for one or more abstracts).
In case of problems with the abstract submission/formatting and if you want to change your submitted abstract later, please contact
zermatt2010-loc at mail.ph1.uni-koeln.de |
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Important dates and deadlines |
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01 April
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Opening of registration and Abstract submission, possibility for payment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 May |
Deadline for registration with Abstract
The registration is kept open beyond the dealine announced here, but no further talks or posters can be registered.
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| 04 June | Feedback on SOC selection of contributed talks or posters | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 July |
Final deadline for reduced payment, registration without presentation still possible (enhanced rates apply afterwards) Registration for late posters is still possible |
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| 19 - 24 September | Conference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 December | Deadline for submission of proceedings articles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scientific organizing committee |
Local organizing committee |
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